Hopi Sotuknongu - Heart of the Sky Katsina Doll, circa 1950s

There are Katsinas that appear so infrequently that they are seldom carved because they are so seldom brought to mind. Sotuknongu is such a personage. He appears in the Hopi Salako Ceremony. Barton Wright stated that Third Mesa held its last Salako Ceremony in 1912, First Mesa in 1920, and Second Mesa in 1972.

Since Wright published this information, Second Mesa has resumed performing the Salako Ceremony every 10 years. The most recent celebration was in July 2014.